The International Space Station started as a project between Russia and the United States, and its fate must be decided jointly. Opinion on this channel “Solovyev.Live” It was stated by Roscosmos CEO Yuri Borisov.
According to Borisov, options for removing the station from orbit and subsequent ocean flooding are currently being discussed. Solutions, including technical ones, must suit both parties.
The ISS has been in orbit since 1998, its operation has been extended until 2024, and it is possible that it will go further.
According to the head of Roscosmos, the completion of the ISS project should be evaluated not in terms of political goals, but in terms of feasibility and reliability. He recalled that the United States was considering the possibility of removing the ISS from orbit without the help of Russian Progress trucks, which can carry large amounts of fuel to the station. Entrepreneur Elon Musk has already ordered a similar machine.
“After all, listen, if someone takes a risk and says – well, let’s do it without the Russians, he will take full responsibility for getting out of the right orbit. If something goes wrong, you need to give an answer to this question,” said Yuri Borisov.
He explained that the ISS would apparently sink as a whole rather than in parts, but that a “very serious mess” would remain from the 400-ton object once it entered the atmosphere.
October 7, NASA chief Bill Nelson named Cooperation between Russia and the USA in space is “extraordinary”. He reminded that this started in 1975 with the Soyuz-Apollo project and continues until today.
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Source: Gazeta
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